Fourth Generation

56. Ernest4 Hotze (Ernest George3, Frederick2, Frederick1) was born March 1, 1915. Ernest died November 2, 1995 in Houston, Texas, at 80 years of age.

He married Margaret Hotze.

Ernest Hotze and Margaret Hotze had the following children:

    + 109 i. Bruce5 Hotze.

    110 ii. Steve Hotze.

    111 iii. James Hotze.

    112 iv. Mark Hotze.

    113 v. David Hotze.

    114 vi. Richard Hotze.

    115 vii. Gretchen Hotze.

    116 viii. Christopher Hotze.


57. Alma Elizabeth4 Miller (Sadie (Sarah)3 Trost, Matilda2 Hotze, Frederick1) was born in Kentucky 1892. Alma died 1964 at 72 years of age.

She married Samuel Louis Wymer. He was born 1892. Samuel died 1964 at 72 years of age.

Alma Elizabeth Miller and Samuel Louis Wymer had the following children:

    + 117 i. Alice5 Wymer.

    + 118 ii. Ruth Wymer.


59. Gladys M.4 Miller (Sadie (Sarah)3 Trost, Matilda2 Hotze, Frederick1) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio October 10, 1900. Gladys died January 15, 1981 at 80 years of age.

She married Walter W. Kocher. He was born May 29, 1895. Walter died August 18, 1975 at 80 years of age.

Gladys M. Miller and Walter W. Kocher had the following child:

    + 119 i. Robert5 Kocher.


60. Ruby4 Miller (Sadie (Sarah)3 Trost, Matilda2 Hotze, Frederick1) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio 1905.

She married Charles Berold. He was born October 13, 1903. Charles died December 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 70 years of age.

Ruby Miller and Charles Berold had the following child:

    + 120 i. Charles Federick5 Berold, was born July 16, 1934.


64. Charles A.4 Hotze (Clarence Elba3, Charles Augustus2, Frederick1)) was born in Indianola, Nebraska March 25, 1913. Charles died June 1973 in Indianola, Nebraska, at 60 years of age.

He married Unknown.

Charles A. Hotze and Unknown had the following children:

    121 i. Ethel5 Hotze. She married Robert Unknown.

    122 ii. Beverly Hotze, was born December 15, 1941. Beverly died February 24, 1998 in Kearney, Nebraska, at 56 years of age.


65. Clarence Elba 4 Hotze Jr. (Clarence Elba3, Charles Augustus2, Frederick1) was born in Indianola, Nebraska September 17, 1919. Clarence died May 22, 1991 in Indianola, Nebraska, at 71 years of age.

He married Helen Hotze.

Clarence Elba Hotze Jr. and Helen Hotze had the following child:

    + 123 i. Richard5 Hotze.


72. James4 Otto (Louis3, Louisa2 Hotze, Frederick1)

He married Ruth Otto.

Children of James Otto and Ruth Otto are:

    124 i. James5 Otto.

    125 ii. Nancy Otto.

    126 iii. Catherine Otto.

    127 iv. Lewis Otto.


75. Mildred4 Otto (John3, Louisa2 Hotze, Frederick1)

She married Martin Henley.

Mildred Otto and Martin Henley had the following child:

    128 i. Carolyn5 Henley. She married Unknown Hazelton.


76. Catheryn4 Bradford (Lavina Charlotte3 Otto, Louisa2 Hotze, Frederick1)

She married William Marsh.

Catheryn Bradford and William Marsh had the following child:

    129 i. Jane5 Marsh.


77. Margaret4 Bradford (Lavina Charlotte3 Otto, Louisa2 Hotze, Frederick1)

She married James Burrows.

Margaret Bradford and James Burrows had the following child:

    130 i. James5 Burrows.


79. Doris V.4 Hotze (Lewis3, Theodore2, Frederick1) was born in Carson, Iowa 1918. Doris died 1990 at 72 years of age.

She married Dennis Sturgill.

Doris V. Hotze and Dennis Sturgill had the following child:

    + 131 i. Dana5 Sturgill.


80. Marion L.4 Hotze (Lewis3, Theodore2, Frederick1) was born in Carson, Iowa January 23, 1927. Marion died February 19, 2002 in Treynor, Iowa, at 75 years of age.

He married Thurleen Schnepel. Thurleen is the daughter of Otto Schnepel and Anna Schnepel.

Marion L. Hotze and Thurleen Schnepel had the following children:

    + 132 i. Sarah5 Hotze.

    + 133 i. Ward Hotze.

    134 ii. Brenda Hotze.


Theo Charles Hotze
Theo Charles Hotze

81. Theo Charles4 Hotze (Ray3, Theodore2, Frederick1) was born in Carson, Iowa February 21, 1916. Theo died January 3, 2005 in Carson, Iowa, at 88 years of age.

He married Leah Mildred Clark in Dennison, Iowa, July 10, 1939. Leah was born in Washington Township, Iowa July 19, 1920. Leah was the daughter of Horace Newton Clark and Florence Bates. Leah died April 6, 1991 in Carson, Iowa, at 70 years of age.

Obituary:

Theo Charles Hotze, one of five children of Hazel Olive (Smith) and Ray Hotze, was born on his parent's farm near Carson, Iowa on February 21, 1916. He grew up in Carson helping his parents on the farm and graduated from the Carson High School in 1934. Following school, Theo continued to work with his parents on the farm.

Theo and Leah Mildred Clark were married in Denison, Iowa on July 10, 1939. They made their home on the farm near Carson and were blessed with four children Randall, Kenton, Susan, and Jane.

Theo enjoyed the farm and livestock, and was for many years a livestock shipper to the Omaha Stockyards in Omaha, Nebraska. Theo's love for the farm and outdoors was evident in his numerous conservation awards, his membership in the Farm Bureau, and his leadership in 4-H. Theo also enjoyed traveling and spending summers at the family's cabin at Storm Lake, Iowa. He was a member of the Coral Lodge No. 430 in Carson, a 50 Year Mason, and a member of the Botna Valley Shrine Club.

Theo and Leah had been married 52 years when Leah died on April 6, 1991. Theo continued to live at his home and remained active on the farm and with his Lodge. Theo died at his home on January 3, 2005 at the age of 88 years, 10 months, and 12 days. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Leah Hotze, and brother Cleo "Bud" Hotze. He is survived by his sons Randall Hotze and his wife Carolyn of Carson and Kenton Hotze and his wife Judy of Ft. Calhoun, NE; daughters Susan Laird and her husband Edward of North Fort Myers, FL and Jane Wiechmann and her husband Arlyn of Sarasota, FL; ten grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren; sisters Clella Young of Council Bluffs, IA, Neuonia Timberman of Oakland, LA and Marilyn Gray of Clarinda, LA; brother-in-law Cloyd Clark of Oakland, IA; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

Memorials suggested to:
Carson Volunteer Fire Department
Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department
Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children

Theo Charles Hotze and Leah Mildred Clark had the following children:

    + 135 i. Randall Charles5 Hotze, was born January 27, 1942.

    136 ii. Kenton Hotze, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa June 23, 1943. He married Judy Rae Bendrickson in Farnhamnville, Iowa, August 28, 1965. Judy was born in Lake City, Iowa January 13, 1943. Judy is the daughter of Alfred Bendickson and Laura M. Burger.

    + 137 iii. Susan Leah Hotze, was born January 26, 1946.

    + 138 iv. Jane Marie Hotze, was born December 22, 1956.


Clella Hotze Robinson Young
Clella Hotze Robinson Young

82. Clella Grace4 Hotze (Ray3, Theodore2, Frederick1) was born in Carson, Iowa August 19, 1919. Clella died April 21, 2006 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at 86 years of age.

Obituary:

Clella Grace Hotze Robinson Young, age 86 of Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly of Clarinda, Iowa, passed into eternity with Jesus Friday, April 21, 2006, at her home in Council Bluffs, Iowa after a brief illness.

Clella was born in Carson, Iowa to the late Ray and Hazel (Smith) Hotze on August 19, 1919. She graduated from Carson High School in 1937. She married Richard (Dick) Robinson on July 27, 1940. During the 1940's Dick and Clella lived in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico while Dick did war time construction. In the 1950's Dick and Clella managed the first trailer court at the airport in Clarinda.

Clella was a homemaker and active in many organizations including Semper Fidelis, Rebecca Lodge and Westminster Presbyterian Church. Clella briefly worked for the Green Stamp Store and Grahams in the 1970's. Cleila enjoyed spending time with friends. You could find her playing cards whenever the opportunity arose. Clella was an active member at Calvary Baptist Church until she moved to Council Bluffs in February 2005.

Clella was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Clella was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard Robinson; daughter, Julie; brothers, Theo and Cleo and husband, Frank Young. Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl Newman and her husband Roger of Council Bluffs, Iowa; grandson, Sean Humble and friend, Tandy Adams of Kansas City, Missouri; great grandchildren, Amber, Chelsea and Dru Humble of Las Vegas, Nevada and Andrew Humble of Kansas City, Missouri; sisters, Neuonia Timberman of Oakland, Iowa and Maralyn Gray of Clarinda, Iowa and several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

She married twice. She married Frank Young. She married Richard Robinson in Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 27, 1940.

Clella Grace Hotze and Richard Robinson had the following children:

    139 i. Julie5 Robinson. She married Andrew Humble.

    140 ii. Cheryl Robinson. She married Roger Newman.


83. Cleo H. (Bud)4 Hotze (Ray3, Theodore2, Frederick1) was born in Carson, Iowa April 29, 1922. Cleo died July 24, 2001 in Tarkio, Missouri, at 79 years of age.

He married twice. He married Dorothy Trede. He married Ollie Unknown.

Cleo H. (Bud) Hotze and Dorothy Trede had the following children

    141 i. Terry5 Hotze.

    142 ii. Dennis Hotze.

    143 iii. Peggy Hotze. She married James Sick.

    144 iv. Wendell Hotze. He married Janelle Hotze.

    145 v. Gary Hotze.


84. Neuonia Arlene4 Hotze (3, Theodore2, Frederick1) was born in Carson, Iowa November 20, 1925.

She married William Richard Timberman in Omaha, Nebraska, January 30, 1946. William was born in Oakland, Iowa January 7, 1924. William was the son of Oren Elsworth Timberman and Inez Butler. William died April 9, 2003 in Oakland, Iowa, at 79 years of age.

Neuonia Arlene Hotze and William Richard Timberman had the following children:

    + 146 i. Linda Kay5 Timberman, was born June 13, 1947.

    + 147 ii. Suzanne Timberman, was born April 1, 1951.

    + 148 iii. Cindy Lyn Timberman, was born December 26, 1956.


Maralyn R. Hotze Stickler-Gray
Maralyn R. Hotze Stickler-Gray

85. Maralyn4 Hotze (Ray3, Theodore2, Frederick1) was born in Carson, Iowa November 8, 1928. Maralyn died November 29, 2007 in Villisca, Iowa at 79 years of age.

She married three times. She married Lloyd Ray 1949. She married Gerald Sticker. She married Art Gray 1960.

Obituary:

Visitation:Monday, December 3, 2007
1:00 PM until 2:00 PM
Rose Hill Church
rural Clarinda, IA

Service:Monday, December 3, 2007
2:00 PM Rose Hill Church
rural Clarinda, IA

Special Services:
Maralyn passed away Thursday morning at the Villisca Good Samaritan Care Center. Memorial may be donated in her name.

Funeral services for Maralyn R. Stickler-Gray, age 79 of Clarinda, Iowa, formerly of Villisca, Iowa, who died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Good Samaritan Care Center, Villisca, Iowa were held Monday, December 3, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Rose Hill Church with Pastor Charles Mayer officiating. Visitation with the family will be 1:00 p.m. Monday prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery, rural Clarinda, Iowa. Memorials may be donated in her name. Memories and condolences may shared with the family on our web page, www.ritchiefuneralhome.com under Obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to Ritchie Funeral Service of Clarinda, Iowa.

Maralyn Ruth Stickler-Gray was born November 8, 1928 in Carson, Iowa, the daughter of Ray Hotze and Hazel (Smith) Hotze. She grew up in the Carson-Macedonia area and was a graduate of Macedonia High School. Maralyn attended Cosmetology School in Omaha. She worked for the telephone company in Clarinda in the 1950’s and she then was secretary/receptionist for Dr. Comeau in Clarinda. Maralyn also worked as a Home Health Aide for Page County Health Care.

Maralyn was a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years and was currently a member of Rose Hill Church, rural Clarinda, Iowa. She was a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary in Villisca and a member of the Legion Auxiliary in Clarinda. Maralyn enjoyed volunteering at the church and the Good Samaritan Care Center of Villisca. She was always good at helping those that needed a helping hand.

Maralyn is survived by her sons, Jack Stickler and wife Sharon of Clarinda, Iowa, Dave Stickler and wife Jerrie of Clarinda, Iowa; grandchildren, Krista Nelson and husband Jason, Terri Radke and husband Jason, Scott Stickler and wife Val, Chad Isaacson and fiancé Sara Volkmar, Ryan Isaacson and wife Erin, Misty Mallonee and husband John Erick, Jesse Stickler, Alana Stickler and Joana Parrott; thirteen great grandchildren; step-sons, Kevin Gray of Clarinda, Iowa and Gary Gray and wife Beth of Villisca, Iowa; sister, Neuonia Timberman of Oakland, Iowa and many other relatives and friends. Preceding Maralyn in death were her parents; brothers, Theo Hotze and Bud Hotze; sister, Clella Robinson Young; great granddaughter, Geneh Radke.

May God grant comfort and strength to those who mourn her passing.

Maralyn Hotze and Gerald Sticker had the following children

    149 i. Jack (Gray)5 Sticker. He married Cher Wright.

    150 ii. Dave Sticker. He married Gerrie Sticker.


91. Dorothy E.4 Hotze (Louis Fredrick3, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1)

She married Raleigh E. Redman in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, March 11, 1926.

Dorothy E. Hotze and Raleigh E. Redman had the following children:

    151 i. Jean5 Redman.

    152 ii. Mary Jane Redman.


95. Helen Lee4 Hotze (John Adam3, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Mason County, Kentucky July 11, 1926.

She married Joseph Clayton Phillips in Mason County, Kentucky, August 29, 1947. Joseph was born March 20, 1922. Joseph is the son of William Henderson Clayton Phillips and Irene Mackellum.

Helen Lee Hotze and Joseph Clayton Phillips had the following child:

    + 153 i. Pamela Jo5 Phillips, was born December 11, 1955.


96. Herman Lewis4 Sweet (Tena Christine3 Hotze, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Springdale, Kentucky November 14, 1912.

He married Loretta Marlene Bylthe. Loretta was born in Mason County, Kentucky August 30, 1926. Loretta was the daughter of John Blythe and Mabel Wills. Loretta died September 29, 1996 in Maysville, Kentucky, at 70 years of age.

Herman Lewis Sweet and Loretta Marlene Bylthe had the following children:

    + 154 i. Jack5 Sweet, was born May 29, 1948.

    + 155 ii. Winford Sweet, was born March 12, 1950.

    + 156 iii. Gary Wayne Sweet, was born August 21, 1952.

    157 iv. Rebecca Sue Sweet, was born December 15, 1953. She married Jim Tichenor October 6, 1979. Jim was born October 13, 1951.

    + 158 v. Rick Lewis Sweet, was born September 11, 1955.

    + 159 vi. Mabel Christine Sweet, was born September 10, 1957.

    + 160 vii. Laura Louise Sweet, was born May 11, 1963.


97. Florence Louise4 Sweet (Tena Christine3 Hotze, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Springdale, Kentucky November 28, 1915. Florence died March 20, 1971 in Cincinnati Ohio, at 55 years of age.

She married Jack Hendrickson January 23, 1935. Jack was born in Trinity, Kentucky January 27, 1912. Jack was the son of Alva Hendrickson and Mary Lou Dennedy. Jack died March 20, 1971 in Trinity, Kentucky, at 59 years of age.

Florence Louise Sweet and Jack Hendrickson had the following children:

    + 161 i. Betty Carolyn5 Hendrickson, was born November 30, 1936.

    + 162 ii. Sandra Joyce Hendrickson, was born May 1, 1941.

    163 iii. Kaye Hendrickson, was born 1948. Kaye died 1948 at less than one year of age.

    164 iv. Faye Hendrickson, was born 1948. Faye died 1968 at 20 years of age.


98. Edna Mae4 Sweet (Tena Christine3 Hotze, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Mason County, Kentucky September 27, 1921.

She married twice. She married Douglas Cropper. Douglas was born in Maysville, Kentucky April 23, 1920. Douglas was the son of John Cropper and Ona Hughes. Douglas died December 18, 1975 in Maysville, Kentucky, at 55 years of age. She married Edward B. Malone in Newport, Kentucky, October 5, 1940. Edward was born in Trinity, Kentucky May 6, 1919. Edward is the son of Cass Malone and Matilda Adams.

Edna Mae Sweet and Edward B. Malone had the following children:

    + 165 i. Judy Ann5 Malone, was born February 9, 1946.

    + 166 ii. Jerry Dean Malone, was born November 18, 1956.

Edna Mae Sweet and Douglas Cropper had the following child:

    167 iii. William Douglas Cropper, was born in Maysville, Kentucky March 28, 1965.


99. John Will4 Sweet (Tena Christine3 Hotze, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Mason County, Kentucky June 28, 1925. John died June 21, 1987 in Maysville, Kentucky, at 61 years of age.

He married Betty Ann Cox in Maysville, Kentucky, May 29, 1948. Betty was born in Springdale, Kentucky September 10, 1930. Betty is the daughter of Ray E. Cox and Opal Lemine.

John Will Sweet and Betty Ann Cox had the following children:

    168 i. Janice Kaye5 Sweet, was born in Maysville, Kentucky August 24, 1949. She married Norman Eugene Smith in Maysville, Kentucky, June 2, 1974.

    + 169 ii. John Will Sweet Jr., was born April 8, 1951.

    + 170 iii. Judith Ann Sweet, was born November 10, 1957.


100. Winn Esille4 Sweet (Tena Christine3 Hotze, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Mason County, Kentucky September 15, 1927.

He married Elsie Mae Unknown in Mason County, Kentucky, March 1, 1950.

Winn Esille Sweet and Elsie Mae Unknown had the following children:

    + 171 i. Susan Winn5 Sweet, was born November 22, 1957.

    172 ii. Jeffery Allan Sweet, was born February 22, 1969.


103. Charles Thomas4 Sweet (Tena Christine3 Hotze, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Mason County, Kentucky January 22, 1930.

He married twice. He married Mattie Frances Mahaffey. Mattie was born July 16, 1939. He married Patsy Ruth Mitchell November 21, 1953. Patsy died April 1, 1974.

Charles Thomas Sweet and Patsy Ruth Mitchell had the following children:

    + 173 i. Charles Edward5 Sweet, was born November 18, 1954.

    + 174 ii. James Roger Sweet, was born November 18, 1954.

    + 175 iii. Steven Dale Sweet, was born September 16, 1958.


104. Theodore4 Sweet (Tena Christine3 Hotze, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Mason County, Kentucky December 27, 1933. Theodore died April 23, 1986 in Lexington, Kentucky, at 52 years of age.

He married Aletci Purcell.

Theodore Sweet and Aletci Purcell had the following children:

    176 i. Donna5 Sweet. She married Michael Martin.

    177 ii. Peggy Sweet. She married Unknown Myers.

    178 iii. Karen Sweet, was born in Maysville, Kentucky December 11, 1957. She married Donald Adamson. Donald was born in Maysville, Kentucky February 16, 1944. Donald is the son of Juan Adamson and Ruth Linville.


106. Loretta Mae4 Hotze (William Mckinley3, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Carson, Iowa May 5, 1925.

She married Richard J. Beyrer in Chicago, Illinois, April 20, 1956. Richard was born September 24, 1923. Richard died February 15, 1998 at 74 years of age.

Loretta Mae Hotze and Richard J. Beyrer had the following children:

    + 179 i. James5 Beyrer, was born March 11, 1957.

    + 180 ii. Linda Jean Beyrer, was born November 4, 1958.

    181 iii. Donna Jo Beyrer, was born in South Bend, Indiana November 9, 1960. She married Jacques Henri Christoffel in Houston, Texas, September 7, 1990. Jacques is the son of Guy Henri Christoffel and Simone Nvtini.


107. Robert Lewis4 Hotze (William Mckinley3, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born in Carson, Iowa September 23, 1927.

He married Gladys Eleanor Johnson in Red Oak, Iowa, March 29, 1954. Gladys was born April 28, 1930. Gladys is the daughter of Elven O. Johnson and Ethel A. Johnson.

Robert Lewis Hotze and Gladys Eleanor Johnson had the following children:

    + 182 i. Keith Robert5 Hotze, was born March 29, 1955.

    183 ii. Karen Marie Hotze, was born in Iowa October 17, 1956.


108. Betty Ruth4 Breeze (Mamie Florence3 Hotze, Louis Lincoln2, Frederick1) was born November 21, 1926. Betty died February 12, 1969 at 42 years of age.

She married William Earl Waldren in Mason County, Kentucky, October 16, 1947. William was born in Lewis County, Kentucky March 8, 1920. William was the son of Norman W. Waldren and Anna Lee Davis. William died May 14, 1997 at 77 years of age.

Betty Ruth Breeze and William Earl Waldren had the following children:

    + 184 i. Douglas Lloyd5 Waldren, was born July 15, 1956.

    + 185 ii. Phillip Bradley Waldren,,,, was born August 18, 1962.

    186 iii. John David Waldren, was born August 3, 1964.